Adam Green, "Saxophonist", 2017.

Oil crayon on pink handmade paper.

12" x 9"

Description:

In my drawings, I use an alphabet of symbols-most of which I've gleaned by deconstructing cartoon characters. The drawings are often biomorphic-themed, and made in an unhinged, expressionist style. By using coded symbols as the building blocks for world-building, I try to create multiple layers of information so, to me, the creatures in my drawings are 'landscapescapes'.

About the Artist:

Adam Green is an artistic polymath -- a songwriter, filmmaker, visual artist, and poet. A co-founder of The Moldy Peaches and author of ten solo-albums, his songs have been performed by artists as diverse as The Libertines, Carla Bruni, Kelly Willis, Dean & Britta, and Will Oldham. Green's paintings and sculptures have been the subject of exhibitions in America, Asia and Europe, including a 2016 show at the Fondation Beyeler Museum in Basel, Switzerland. He wrote and directed the feature film The Wrong Ferarri (2010), the first feature film shot entirely on an iPhone, and Adam Green's Aladdin (2016) which Buzzfeed.com described as "the trippiest movie ever made." Most recently, Green has authored a series of graphic novels and poetry books. He is currently writing the screenplay to The Wrong Ferarri 2.